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Here comes the second part of the beautiful loveshoot photo story with Saeed and Saeedeh in Rotterdam.

We started our photo session in the park and had both sunshine and rain. When the rain got strong and we decided it was time for a cup of coffee. We went to a café, and I could not avoid making some photos in this nostalgic and cinematic atmosphere. The strong contrast between light and shadow also made me think of Edward Hopper paintings.

Today I want to share a wonderful love story photo session in Rotterdam.

Saeed and Saeedeh originally come from Iran. They met each other as students, and academic career brought them to several countries. For the past years, they live and work in the Netherlands. It’s been ten years since their marriage, and it was certainly time for a special photoshoot together.

Sandra and her brother Frank wanted to make a special gift for their father’s anniversary: a wall portrait of Sandra with her husband Chris and Frank with his wife Fabienne. The two couples together but not in a traditional group photo with “say cheese” smiles. It had to be an unconventional group portrait with character. Great attitude, I thought at once.

Irina wanted to make a special birthday present for her husband Johan – a romantic photo session of them together. Our location was Delfshaven in Rotterdam – a beautiful historic neighborhood with a canal full of picturesque boats.

Our next stop was Kinderdijk. By the time we got there it was already very busy. Yi and Dong were immediately in the center of attention. They received lots of congratulations, and Yi’s beauty was praised in many languages as she walked pass the windmills. When you look at the idyllic and romantic mood in these photos you might think Yi and Dong had the whole place for themselves that day. In a way they did: this magic happens when you’re in love!

Yi and Dong come from China but met each other and got married in Rotterdam. Their wedding took place in January and they decided to hold a separate romantic “trash the dress” photo session in the spring.

My previous story about a photo session with Juul, Babs and Truus in Amsterdam was a colorful reportage: fresh, fun, romantic. But [have you noticed that] there were no black and white photos in it? Why not if I usually like them so much? Well, [not without a reason.] I just thought that black and white images from this reportage would make a special series.

Amsterdam is great both in color [with its atmosphere of the moment] and in timeless black and white. So here are our Amsterdam moments in black and white: classic or vintage-like, stylish and nostalgic.

I love this photo of Juul and Babs: an unexpected moment when different realities cross. Doesn’t it seem as though the guys on the truck are looking at the gorgeous blonde from the future right in front of them?

And here is more: Juul, Babs and Truus with canals, bridges and bicycles, and that unique Amsterdam flavor.

A Brazilian love story in Holland

Daniel and Julia are a beautiful Brazilian couple living in Rotterdam. They knew each other back in Brazil but their love story unfolded in the Netherlands: Julia did her master and then also worked here, and Daniel is now completing his PhD at the RSM Erasmus University.

The couple got married in Brazil last year, and Holland – with its bicycles and wooden shoes – was the theme of their wedding party. When returning to Holland Julia took her wedding dress with her: she dreamt of a “trash the dress” romantic photo session among the colorful Dutch flower fields.

A Romantic Fairy Tale

After meeting each other they quickly realized that they were meant to be together: Esther, so angel-like and feminine, yet a strong personality (she is also a team leader at a big company) and Martin, a tall Viking (but also an IT expert and an accomplished photographer). An international marriage, and the baby that is to be born soon will have a mix of four cultures: Dutch, Indonesian, Estonian and Russian!

Martin and Esther truly are a romantic couple. They radiate love and care about each other – which you can see at every moment.

Chris and Wendy are a beautiful couple from Scheidam. They are married for five years now, but photographing them felt much like a wedding photo shoot. So joyful and romantic! It is great to photograph a couple so intensely happy, spontaneous and open. And the Kralingse bos was a wonderful setting for this photo session.

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